The
nation's top soldier says the Indonesian Army will get Rp 14 trillion
(US$15.5 billion) over three years to upgrade its weapons systems, primarily
through procurements from European nations.

The German made Leopard 2A6 main battle tank

“The President has decided after four Cabinet meetings that the
Army should receive priority. Over the next three years, it will receive
more than Rp 14 trillion,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pramono Edy
Wibowo said on Friday in Magelang, Central Java.

A special team would evaluate the Army's needs, Pramono
said, adding that, among other procurement decisions, the Army had agreed
to purchase 100 Leopard 2 A6 tanks for $280 million and eight Apache
helicopters for $25 million.

Indonesia would take advantage of the economic crisis
in Europe, where cash-strapped nations were selling arms at a discount,
Pramono said.

Procurements were expected to be complete by 2014, tribunnews.com
reported.